Ah Poor Douglas,
I am here looking forward to Spring! Yes, the temperature went up, a sunny
sunny day, even if it is still chilly in the morning and in the evening! But
it _ it _ Spring will soon arrive!
Anny Ballardini
http://annyballardini.blogspot.com
http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=poetshome
The aim of the poet is to awaken emotions in the soul, not to gather
admirers.
Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Snap
> Boy, to say the least. I mean, shouldn't that be June? I do recall
> some fairly heavy rain, & dark skies in Melbourne around then (but then
> I've never been to Australia in its summer).
>
> On the other hand, although we are returning to our regularly scheduled
> weather today (about minus 12 with snow), weve just had nearly a week
> of plus 10 or so, which is near record breaking high temperatures for
> this time of year.
>
> But not to worry, eh.
>
> Doug
> On 3-Feb-05, at 4:30 PM, Alison Croggon wrote:
>
> > I meant to say that the peaceful, refreshing rain of the other day kept
> > coming - and coming - and suddenly it turned into the biggest rainfall
> > ever.
> > We got three months worth of rain (five inches) in 24 hours...huge
> > storm,
> > trees blown over, blackouts everywhere, seas up over the foreshore,
> > jellyfish and piles of seaweed dumped on the grass and all the
> > protective
> > rocks washed away, all trains cancelled because of flooding, and snow
> > in the
> > mountains where earlier in the week they were issuing bushfire
> > warnings.
> > All very bizarre, even for Melbourne!
> >
> > Best
> >
> > A
> >
> >
> > Alison Croggon
> >
> > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> > Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
> > Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
> >
> >
>
>
> Douglas Barbour
> Department of English
> University of Alberta
> Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E5 Canada
> (780) 436 3320
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>
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